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14 years ago

JTAG Programmer electrically isolated

Hi, is the Altera USB Blaster electrically isolated and if not are there any programmers which are electrically isolated? Thanks for your answer, David
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14 years ago

I think Altera USB Blaster are not electrically isolated from USB cable.

Maybe other USB Blaster are. A few get high voltage protection.

To work around, use a portable PC ;-)

Think about your safety. In which conditions are you operating with USB Blaster ?